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Post by laylar on Aug 1, 2016 22:39:16 GMT
In "To Kill A Mockingbird" the main character Scout gets a lot of her wisdom from Atticus, so my question is, if Atticus wasn't there to take Scout under his wing, would Scout view the world as she did with the wisdom Atticus gave her?
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Post by jeresabarnett42 on Aug 4, 2016 4:12:10 GMT
I don't think Scout would have the same outlook on life as she did in the novel if not for Atticus' teaching. He is the one who influenced her the most, being her only parent, and she learned a lot from him, especially seeing different viewpoints in life.
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Post by ivyross on Aug 4, 2016 23:28:15 GMT
Atticus defiantly plays a major role in who Scout is as a character. It's the same as any parent-child relationship. No matter if the parent and child get along great or terrible the child is affected by that relationship. It's someone they interact with daily and what a parent says a child will take to heart.
Scout would defiantly have a different outlook if she didn't have Atticus. She would likely be raised by her Aunt Alexandria and would either be the perfect little lady or would be completely rebellious. With Scout's wild personality I don't think Aunt Alexandria would know what to do and that would just encourage her to get into more fights and such.
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Post by rykerseats on Aug 5, 2016 22:15:50 GMT
Scout's personality would defiantly be different if Atticus was not around. Scout would have been raise by Aunt Alexandria and she would not have been the tom boy she was. Scout's thoughts on African American's would have been different. She also would not have had a great curiosity about the world.
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Post by tuckertravins on Aug 6, 2016 21:31:12 GMT
Atticus defiantly plays a major role in who Scout is as a character. It's the same as any parent-child relationship. No matter if the parent and child get along great or terrible the child is affected by that relationship. It's someone they interact with daily and what a parent says a child will take to heart. Scout would defiantly have a different outlook if she didn't have Atticus. She would likely be raised by her Aunt Alexandria and would either be the perfect little lady or would be completely rebellious. With Scout's wild personality I don't think Aunt Alexandria would know what to do and that would just encourage her to get into more fights and such. I think this bit about there relationship is very impactful and well-thought. She was undoubtedly affected in a similar way by Scout, but interestingly, not too much by Aunt Alexandra. She certainly was around for long enough! I think Scout was already so used to living with only men, her whole personality was shaped around that, and by the time Aunt Alexandra arrived, it was pretty much too late to turn her into a "lady", at least for how long the story went on. |
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Post by beccarugg on Aug 6, 2016 23:19:13 GMT
I think that perhaps, without Atticus, Scout would be a different, less wise person. She was able to watch the calm, collected Atticus, kindly respond when someone shouted awful comments, or left nasty messages. Not all parents would have acted this way, so I do think that it had an impact on Scout and Jem. They would be different without him, and most likely, less patient in everyday situations.
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Post by ivyross on Aug 7, 2016 3:01:54 GMT
I had not thought about it that way Tucker.
So if Atticus wasn't in Scout's life at all, like her mother her entire personality would be changed. If she was raised around "ladies" more they she probably wouldn't act so rambunctious. On the other hand, if Atticus left her life now or when she was older there would likely be no hope for her to be a lady by societies standards.
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Post by Andrea Flores on Aug 7, 2016 3:29:10 GMT
Without Atticus in Scout's life, Scout wouldn't have grown into the mature thinker she now is towards the end of the novel. She'd be just like the rest of Maycomb, racist and close minded. Every wise lesson Scout has learned is because of Atticus. Also, without Atticus there wouldn't be much of a story since everything he teaches his kids reverts to major themes to the reader which have been widely discussed (Off topic but I thought it was a cool point to make).
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Post by isabellalyda on Aug 9, 2016 2:57:42 GMT
I completely agree with you, Andrea, and yes that was a very cool point to make! Atticus definitely played a major role in Scout's life and she owes it to him for how responsible and open-minded she has grown up to be. If she was raised by Aunt Alexandra, her personality would probably remain strong, but I think she would posses different values and her life would be drastically different.
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Post by Grace Schwarzenberger on Aug 9, 2016 18:29:46 GMT
Scout would definitely not be the same girl but she does have some original thoughts. A parent can guide and teach the child but the child's brain can rome on it own. Atticus has a huge affect on her life and views but she also learns through experiences out side of him.
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Post by annalandolfi on Aug 11, 2016 1:27:00 GMT
Atticus already is influencing Scout, and shaping her perspective and opinions o people and life. How you were raised, and the influence of your parents has a much greater impact of who you grow up to be then people will ever know. So, Atticus would not to, say, take Scout "under her wing:, for Scout to be shaped by Atticus's wisdom.
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Post by xavierkinney on Aug 14, 2016 1:34:12 GMT
Scout may have been different but she may have still been the same in some ways. Yes Atticus taught great things but, maybe she would have learned the way others are in an other perspective rather than what she learned. Could she have been different? Who knows because well the book does not say it but maybe there can be good but also bad in the same way.
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Post by evankinney on Aug 14, 2016 19:57:17 GMT
In my opinion, without the guidance and influence of Atticus, Scout would have picked up and followed some of the little nasty and racist traits that Maycomb's entirety has to offer. For the most part, being raised with the wisdom of Atticus influenced Scout in a beneficial way.
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Post by baileebrianne2573 on Aug 14, 2016 20:31:28 GMT
Scout would be a completely different person without Atticus' guidance. Being her only parent she really looks up to him. She doesn't have a mother so she looks to Atticus to help her get through life. His outlooks are different from many other people in the town, including his views on racism, and Scout picked up Atticus' views. She is not like the other people of Maycomb who are racist, rude, and judgmental, and this is all due to her fathers wisdom and guidance.
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Post by christopherellinger on Aug 30, 2016 0:29:32 GMT
Scout would be lost without Atticus - she wouldn't know how to read before school and she wouldn't have the moral outlook on life she has at the end of the novel, one she shares with Atticus. Atticus' teachings about equality and seeing eye-to-eye have greatly influenced her and without them I don't think she would be the same person we all know and love.
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